What's evil about a necromancer who uses their magic to

>>50003603
You shouldn't need to study necromancy in order to simply commune with the dead.

>>50003625
>you shouldn't need to study communing with the dead in order to simply commune with the dead

>>50003708
There is a large gap between being a medium and reviving corpses and channeling death energy.

>>50003770

Honestly when you think about it Skeletons and zombies are just respectively bone/flesh golems. You only get into lich territory when you shove an actual soul in it.

Even if your bone golem somehow awakened it's still an awakened golem and not technically undead.

However, this is not the case for D&D logic but I feel it should be that way.

>>50003770
Necromancy refers specifically to communing with the dead. It comes from ancient Greek and means "divination via a corpse". Raising undead or throwing around "death energy" is more... thuergy?

>>50003603
That is a good necromancer. They are doing their job class correctly.

>>50003770
Necromancy is literally being a medium through the dead anon.

>>50003959
>>50004455

That's the rather archaic definition that's not really important compared to the modern definition in regards to traditional games.

You should know this.

>>50003603
The necromancy bit.

>>50003822
>Honestly when you think about it Skeletons and zombies are just respectively bone/flesh golems.
Except skeletons and zombies are unambiguously evil entities in their default, uncontrolled state.

>>50004573
That, and they use lingering aspects of the soul, preventing proper rest for the spirit that ranges from an unknowable interference with the cosmic order to downright torture for the soul.

>>50004616
That or they're animated with energy that is actively harmful to any and all living things.

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>>50003603
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/31346570/

I love the idea of skeletons as bone golems

>>50004479
It's the most correct version, objectively.

>>50004479
Even so, he still stands correct Sir.

>>50003603
so keeping their dead parents from ascending to the outer planes? that's way more evil than animating corpses annon.

>>50004479
Necromancers are mages that study all things related to death, souls and the afterlife in general. They do this so that they can gain power over the dead, yeah, but it's obvious why taking the path would be necessary to learn how to commune with the dead.

>>50003603
Most versions of necromancy either don't use the original soul for the reanimated dead (in which case you just filled your parents' bodies with an evil abhorrent life force) or souls aren't engineered to stick around after death and they suffer terrible ailments by being kept in this world. Just summon their ghosts if you really need to talk to them.

>>50004479
>You should know this.
Yeah, those nerds sure are dumb for knowing what words mean.

>>50007377
Honestly, the nerds who would go "Um, technically...." are the only type we used to beat the shit out of and pick on in school.

Turns out we were justified because all but a handful turned into hipster cunts.

>>50003603

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>>50007413
>Turns out we were justified because all but a handful turned into hipster cunts.